Mother's Day Gift - Red Pottery Pitcher with Wicker Handle, Ceramic Bottle, Wall Hanging Clay Pot, Funny Watering Can, Artistic Pottery

Red ceramic pitcher with wicker handle. Wall decor. Watering can.

This is an original work of art. Since it's handmade, it is one of its kind.
It is wheel thrown. The decorative elements are hand painted.
The pitcher is glazed and double fired.

This item has functional and decorative purposes. It can be used as a bottle, as a kitchen/living room decoration, as a wall decoration, or as a unique watering can. It can hold hot or cold drinks as well as liquor.

Approximate measuring 5in/13cm wide (without the spout and the handle) by 6.1in/16cm high.
Capacity - 800ml/27 oz
Food safe.

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Since the items are wheel thrown and hand painted, each of them is unique.

The Balkan Peninsula is a place of civilizational collision of several cultures. Thracians, Greeks, Slavs, Turks and Proto-Bulgarians influence what we call Bulgarian culture. People in these lands still preserve traditions and customs of ancient times. They sing songs, dance and weave motifs without even knowing where it all comes from. Even subconsciously we carry the old traditions of times past.

This cultural input can be seen in the products of DankoHandmade. The bright colors of the Bulgarian national costumes, the traditional shapes and ornaments, the functionality.
For the past 20 years, our workshop has been trying to continue this tradition by interpreting it in a modern way.

The Process:
(Explore our shop for other stages of ceramics making)

BISQUE FIRING
After a clay piece has dried to greenware it is loaded into the kiln for the first of two firings. It is to approximately 1800 degrees F (980 degrees C). This hardens the ware making it easier to handle without breaking during the glazing process. Clay fired at this temperature still retains its porosity. The porosity of a material refers to its ability to absorb liquids. The water in the glaze is absorbed by the porous bisque ware, and the glassy materials in the glaze are left deposited on the surface. So, the bisque process is simply done to make glazing easier. The bisque firing starts when the kiln is loaded with the dry greenware and is programmed to slowly warm. Firing too fast during this early stage can easily cause the work to explode! Next, the kiln is gradually turned higher and the temperature rises until the target temperature is reached. The kiln is then turned off and allowed to slowly cool. In the end, the kiln is opened, and the bisque ware is removed, ready for glazing.